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Bridport girl brings dance show to town
A FORMER local schoolgirl is returning to Bridport to perform her first one-woman show. Tessa Bide’s new show, The Tap Dancing Mermaid, is set to delight audiences young and old with its mixture of storytelling, live music, puppets and tap-dance
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Cast your votes to make Bridport nation's favourite market town
BRIDPORT is in the running to be named the nation’s favourite market town. Named as one of the top ten in Britain, a campaign is under way to get locals and visitors voting to make the town the top of the poll. The ten nominees in the favourite
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Whitchurch, Morcombelake and Ryall flower and dog show a huge success
THE popular Whitchurch, Morcombelake and Ryall flower and dog show was a huge success this year. More than 700 spectators basked in the sunshine at the annual August Bank holiday event which is in its 101st year. Vice-chairman of the organisers
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Country: Standards high for first rural craft prize at Melplash Show
COMPETITION was stiff and the standard high for the first rural craft prize at this year’s Melplash Show. There were 16 entries covering a wide variety of rural crafts and judges Peter Yeates and Stuart Gay, working to a very complex and detailed
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Country: Food awards dished out at Melplash Show
ANOTHER first proved an equally popular contest with 18 entries for the first Best Bridport Banger judged by family butcher Richard Balson at this year's Melplash Show. He voted West Moor Fine Foods the tops, with Maydown Farm second. The Seafood
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New guidelines for A-boards in west Dorset
New guidelines are being introduced in west Dorset to stop A-board advertising clogging up busy town centre pavements. Many businesses in Bridport, Beaminster and Lyme Regis use A-boards to attract customers onto their premises. In future the
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Police appeal for witnesses following Lyme Regis assault
POLICE officers in Lyme Regis are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information after a man was assaulted in the town. Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to about the incident. The alleged assault happened
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Thousands flock to first ever Lyme Folk Weekend
THOUSANDS of spectators lapped up the sun and the music last weekend at the first ever Lyme Regis Folk festival. One hundred and three events were put on in 13 venues as organisers brought a taste of folk music to the town, with organisers hoping
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Lottery cash for village hall project
A project to carry out essential repairs to the Netherbury Reading Room building has been awarded £10,000 of National Lottery funding. The award, announced today, is one of 83 schemes in the south-west to benefit from Big Lottery Fund grants totalling
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Renowned marine conservationist and author makes move to Bridport
A RENOWNED marine conservationist, researcher and author has recently moved to Bridport. Erich Hoyt, an American-Canadian who has lived with his family in North Berwick, Scotland, for the last 23 years, is well known in the scientific community
